Currently Learning and Doing

Natural Language Processing in R and Python

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Terminologies and Ontologies

ICD-10, LOINC, SNOMED CT, HierArchical Presenting Problem ontologY, Human Phenotype Ontology, CPT Codes

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Public Health

Impact Evaluation, Media Advocacy, Biostatistics, Health Policy, Public Health Journalism

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R Packages

tidyverse — especially ggplot2, rmarkdown, bookdown, shiny, tidytext

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Databases and Data

Boston Children’s Hospital EDW, NEISS, wikidata, NHANES, Kaggle

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R/Medicine Conference

Organizing Committee 2020, 2021

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Clinical Informatics Fellow

Boston Children’s Hospital

Boston, MA

2022 - 2020

• Informatics consultant for Division of Developmental Medicine research project to create pipeline for research ready clinical information directly from free text notes entered at for patient care.
• Updated newborn history data collection and helped to develop reusable data elements for clinicals from data collected from a Cerner PowerForm.
• Exploring applications of Natural Language Process with Business Intelligence group.
• Helped create BCRP Residency Handbook using R {bookdown} package.
• Complex workflow analysis of transfers for patients from ICU to floor.
• Optimization project for use of Cerner’s Launchpoint within Primary Care Clinic to help improve patient flow, staff communication, and rapid order entry.

Pediatric Chief Resident

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York City, NY

2020 - 2019

Pediatrics Internship and Residency

Kaiser Oakland Medical Center

Oakland, CA

2015 - 2012

• Diagnosed measles and alerted CDPH for first identified case in 2015 outbreak

Master of Biomedical Informatics

Harvard Medical School
NLM Biomedical Informatics Research and Data Science Fellow

Boston, MA

2022 - 2020

Masters of Public Health

Interdisciplinary
University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

2016 - 2015

MD

Teaching Distinction Track
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

2012 - 2008

BS in Biochemistry

Summa Cum Laude
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

2008 - 2004

• Minors in Mathematics, German, and Russian Studies
• Attended on full ride scholarship as a National Merit Scholar

Urgent Care Pediatrician

Children’s Hospital Primary Care Clinic

Boston, MA

2022 - 2020

• Provide in person and virtual visits for all ages of pediatric patients

Field Physician for School District 22 in Brooklyn

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

New York City, NY

2018 - 2017

Outpatient Pediatrician

Hawaii Permanente Medical Group

Wailuku, HI

2017 - 2016

• Successfully managed critical airway in outpatient setting
• Identified extremely rare hematological condition and managed case with multiple subspecialists in O‘ahu
• Diagnosed Kawaski Disease despite uncommon presentation without initial fevers

Medical Licenses

Massachusetts State Medical License since 2020
New York State Medical License since 2017
California State Medical License since 2014, inactive

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Certifications

Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics since 2015

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Robert Stupka Memorial Scholarship 2007

Iowa State University
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
For leadership and research excellence

Ames, IA

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Gold Humanism Honor Society 2012

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, IA

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Personal Tidbits

Enjoy cooking — ask me about my SQL recipe database
Voracious reader
Devoted letter and postcard writer
Journaled nearly every day since 2012

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Fun Facts

Amazing SET player
Over 4 year streak on Duolingo
Grew up on a working farm
Traveled to 47 US states; missing AK, MI, WV
Met my future husband at Canada/USA Mathcamp
Favorite gift ever — an electric drill

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